单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Unit 3,The secret of success,Grammar and usage,模块十一,Unit 3Grammar and usage模块十一,Who does“the man in the street”in the subtitle of the article in Part B of Reading section refer to?,Why do you think the writer uses“the man in the street”instead of“ordinary working-class people?,Who does“the man in the stre,What is a euphemism?,A euphemism is a substitution of an agreeable or less offensive expression in place of one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the listener.,What is a euphemism?A euphemis,Examples,The factory has,laid off,workers because of the drop in sales.,fired,Just a few seconds before he,went to,meet his Maker,his lips moved in a faint whisper.,died,ExamplesThe factory has laid o,We often use euphemism to refer to taboo or very sensitive subjects.,His grandfather,passed away,last week.The funeral will be held this Friday.,“Pass away”means _.,to die,When should we use,euphemism?,We often use euphemism to refe,The refrigerator has been used for twenty years and is now,on its last legs,.,“On ones last legs”means _.,near a state,of collapse or death,The refrigerator has been used,As chairman of the community centre,he has set up a committee to help,senior citizens,in the area.,“Senior citizen”means _.,an old person,The school is for people who are,physically challenged.,“Physically challenged”means,_.,people having a physical disability,As chairman of the community c,There are many watches available for the,visually challenged,.,“visually challenged”means _.,people having poor eyesight,There are many watches availab,Judy is sometimes,not all there,after the accident.,Not all there means _.,crazy,Judy is sometimes not all ther,2.We often use euphemism to talk about the status of someone or something.,The sanitary workers,cleaned the hospital.“Sanitary worker”means _.,a person who cleans dirty places,2.We often use euphemism to t,Clive Sinclair is the man who brought technology to,the man in the street,.,“The man in the street”means _.,My father has a lot of free time because he is,between jobs,at the moment.,“Between jobs”means _.,ordinary working-class people,unemployed,Clive Sinclair is the man who,3.We often use euphemism to indicate situations that we do not want to mention directly in public.,I am just going to,wash my hands,.“Wash ones hands”means _.,The battle is said to have the highest,body count,of any war.“Body count”means _ _.,to go to the toilet,the number of dead bodies found on the scene,3.We often use euphemism to i,The murderer would spend the rest of his life in a,correctional facility,.,“Correctional facility”means _.,prison,The murderer would spend the r,1.,The student is sure to go far if he can,use his resources fully.,The student is lazy.,2.The boy is,a bit slow for his age.,The boy is stupid.,3.She is,a little overweight.,She is fat.,More examples of euphemisms,1.The student is sure to g,Answers to Part A:,(1).i (2).d (3).a (4).c,(5).f (6).g (7).e (8).h,(9).b,Answers to Part A:(1).i,Answers to Part B:,1.c 2.h 3.a 4.f,5.g 6.e 7.b 8.d,Answers to Part B:,Homework,Do Parts C1 and C2 on Page 110 in the Workbook,so you will learn more about euphemisms.,Homework,牛津译林版高中英语-Module-11-Unit-3-Grammer-and-usage教学ppt课件,